Antonyms for entreaty
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : en-tree-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtri ti |
Definition of entreaty
Origin :- mid-15c., "treatment, negotiation;" see entreat + -y (1). Meaning "earnest request" is from 1570s. Related: Entreaties.
- noun plea
- "Hear me," he went on, in an agony of entreaty mingled with something like anger.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- She then went away, at her friend's entreaty, after emptying her purse in my nurse's hands.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Her entreaty was so earnest, that the boy had not the heart to stay there.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- That was my mother's position, and neither argument nor entreaty could move her from it.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The words were those of entreaty, but the voice was that of authority.
- Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
- What you must read unmoved by the pity too far for entreaty.
- Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
- His level glance met Sir Richard's in earnestness and entreaty.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
- It was an entreaty that she might be permitted to come and see me.
- Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever
- Protesting that I had strong reasons to believe so, I renewed my entreaty.
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- How could I resist a request, perhaps an entreaty, from her?
- Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for entreaty
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